Helpful Information & Links

Useful Links

The internet has a wealth of information on child care. The Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association has put together the following list of web sites that offer especially helpful information for child care providers. Some links provide general professional information, while others can be used to access more specific topics.

RESOURCES
Teaching Strategies
http://www.teachingstrategies.com

Lakeshore Learning
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/LSHomeSelection.process?def_page=home&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fsearch%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DLakeshore%2BLearning&clearTracking=&uniq=2006yr%3A6mth%3A21day%3A7hr%3A28min%3A5s%3A922ms%3A+

Kaplan
http://www.kaplanco.com/index.asp

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.naeyc.org
National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.zerotothree.org
Provides a host of information from parent education resources to literature on child development from age zero to three

http://www.nafcc.org
National Association for Family Child Care

http://www.naaweb.org
National After School Association

http://cyfernet.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2.php?search=NNCC
National Network for Child Care. Provides information to child care professionals from business management to activities for children

http://www.nccic.org
National Child Care Information Center

http://www.naccrra.org
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

http://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/states.htm
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

http://nichcy.org
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

http://www.nhsa.org
National Head Start Association

http://www.naccp.org/index.cfm
National Association of Child Care Professionals

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.ecaok.org/page/page/1712979.htm
Early Childhood Association of Oklahoma

http://www.southernearlychildhood.org
Southern Early Childhood Association

http://www.oklahomachildcareassociation.com
Oklahoma Child Care Association

http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/mchecd/index.html
Oklahoma Health Dept. Early Childhood Development information and resources

http://www.oica.org/
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy

http://www.okhighered.org/secc
Scholars for Excellence in Child Care

http://www.okdhs.org/childcare/ProviderInfo/providerHome.htm
Warmline information and topic list

FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES
http://www.cdacouncil.org                                                                  

ACCREDITATION
http://www.ncac.gov.au/index.htm
Child Care Accreditation

National Association of Family Child Care (NAFCC)
http://www.nafcc.org
1-800-359-3817

National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
http://www.naeyc.org
1-800-424-2460

National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)
http://www.necpa.net
1-800-505-9878

National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education (NAC)
http://www.naccp.org
1-800-537-1118

National School-Age Care Alliance (NSACA)
http://www.nsaca.org
1-617-298-5012

Council on Accreditation (COA)
http://www.coanet.org
1-866-262-8088

Association of Christian Schools International's Preschool Accreditation (ACSI)
http://www.acsi.org
1-972-991-2822

HEALTH
http://www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics

MISCELLANEOUS
Oklahoma's Early Learning Guidelines for children ages three to five

Child Product Safety Recall Information Updates
http://www.childproductsafety.com

Circle of Inclusion
http://www.circleofinclusion.org/english/sitemap.html

Children, youth and families education and research network
http://www.cyfernet.org

Center for the Childcare Workforce
http://www.ccw.org

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